Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Monstress Book Two by Marjorie Liu

4 reviews

zeldiecakes's review

adventurous dark inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The artistry & expansiveness of the world and characters is incredible. This book is quite a bit darker / more horror-y and grotesque than I usually enjoy, but it is well worth it. Definitely one of my favorite graphic fantasy epics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Slavery, Violence, and War

cephalopodspy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jessthanthree's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Torture, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent

inamerata's review

adventurous dark mysterious

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

There is also fantasy racism/xenophobia among various species. This is often blended with fantasy religious bigotry, with some parallels to Christianity.